An empire‚ by definition‚ is“ a group of regions that are controlled by one ruler or one government; especially : a group of countries ruled by an emperor or empress ”. In contrast‚ a republic is “ a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader (such as a president) rather than by a king or queen “. The difference between these two is where the power to rule the country lies‚ whether it be an individual or many elected officials. Using these definitions it would
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successor his son Constantine‚ who was accordingly saluted Augustus by the army. He continued and extended the toleration which his father had bestowed on the Christians. There were now six pretenders to the sovereignty of the empire Galerius‚ Licinius‚ Maximian‚ Maxentius‚ Maximin and Constantine. A scene of contention followed‚ scarcely paralleled in the annals of Rome. Among these rivals‚ Constantine possessed a decided superiority in prudence and abilities‚ both military and political. In the
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Christianity is one of the most dominant religions of today’s world. The central tenet behind this monotheistic religion stem from the life‚ teachings‚ and death of Jesus. However‚ the development of Christianity in the Roman world was filled with carnage and brutality. It consisted of Christian mobs massacring rival followers; emperor’s calling meetings of all the bishops of the empire; violent destruction of pagan temples‚ and so on. So how did Christianity survive as a religion‚ when many others
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politics. Caesar progressed himself within the Roman political strict system‚ becoming quaestor ‚ aedile and praetor. In 61 and 60 BC he acted as a governor of the Roman province of España (Spain). Back in Rome in 60‚ Caesar made a pact with Pompey and Crassus‚ who tried to helped him to get elected as consul for the year 59 BC. The next year he was appointed governor of Roman Gaul where he stayed for eight years‚ adding the entire modern France and Belgium to the Roman empire‚ and making Rome
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Tamika Wright Constantine vs. Ashoka World Civilization: Jackson State University Dr. Susan S Maneck When reviewing the histories of the religions of Christianity and Buddhism‚ you can not help but come across the names of Ashoka and Constantine the Great. Even though Ashoka and Constantine aided in the spread of their empires and respective religions they had different reasons for doing so. Constantine‚ the son of a Roman Army officer was trained as a solider early on in his life. While he
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The edict of Milan was made on February 313 AD. It was an agreement to make people treat Christians better in the Roman Empire. This agreement was created one year later of Constantine’s vision. Licinius was an important figure where this agreement was concerned‚ but he contradicted himself when he tried to take the empire from Constatine.an act that displayed his motives was when he didn’t stop killing Christians in the eastern part of the empire
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become restless. In all of the turmoil there arose a powerful politician‚ Julius Caesar. Caesar created the First Triumvirate (three men) consisting of Caesar‚ Crassus‚ and Pompey (also known as Magnus). The Triumvirate really only made these men more powerful though and really didn’t help Rome overall. The Triumvirate disappeared when Crassus died and Caesar and Pompey started to fight. Caesar invaded Rome in 49 B.C.E.
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The Roman religion began as a polytheistic one. As the empire expanded so did the acceptance of Greek gods‚ these gods included Mars the god of war and Jupiter. They built these gods in temples all over the cities. The gods had human-like characteristics along with human-like emotions such as hate jealousy and fear. The empire began to expand rapidly under the rule of Augustus‚ and because of this the Roman empire began to gain new people with new religious views such as Jews and Christians‚ Christianity
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HELLENIC AGE PHILOSOPHY • Greeks used observation and reason to find causes for what happened • Ethics and morality • In Athens‚ Sophism- success is more important than moral truth o Rhetoric- art of skillful speaking o Socrates- Sophist‚ Athenian philosopher ▪ Socratic Method- pose series of questions to students and challenge them to examine the implications of their answers o Plato- student of Socrates ▪ Emphasized the
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very important document in the history of Christianity. It was a proclamation within the Roman Empire that established religious tolerance for Christianity. It was the outcome of a political agreement between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius in February 313. The proclamation granted all persons freedom to worship whatever deity they pleased. It gave Christians many legal rights including the right to organize churches‚ and ordered the prompt return of confiscated property back to the
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